Removed from context, she's absolutely right - we should prioritise the safety of women over anyone's feelings.
But the author, and unfortunately a lot of other well intentioned people, were the ones who actually treated this like sports teams after watching Heard's leaked TMZ video and the outcome of a heavily flawed UK trial. They refused to consider Depp's overwhelming evidence because, in their mind, this new trial is akin to empowering an abuser.
It's a fucked situation that could have been avoided if they just chilled out for a couple months, let the TV frenzy happen, and wait for the trial to play out. By taking a breath you avoid a liar tarnishing an otherwise important movement. The Jussie Smollett case was a perfect example of how to handle this - within days most powerful people in the movement backed away while questions were asked, within weeks his name was a joke used in stand-up routines. The outcome was minimal damage to BLM.
Not to pile on, but it feels like a large part of our progressive, well-meaning press has learned nothing from the mistakes of Hillary's 2016 campaign - just because there is a larger issue at stake, it doesn't mean all criticism is misogynistic and should be ignored.